Description
Programme Manager
Programme: LCST (Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation)
Location: Bristol, with occasional travel to Europe as required
 
Role Overview:
The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) programme is seeking a highly skilled Programme Manager with a proven ability to drive change and innovation in a complex environment. This role will focus on the delivery of critical Defence capability, establishing and running distributed fulfilment operations overseas.
Qualified in Project and Programme Management and commercially adept, the Programme Manager will direct all project phases, from mobilisation through execution, and service transition. This role will collaborate closely with project professionals, operational managers, and external stakeholders (including the MOD) to ensure that high-level, cross-functional activities are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality.
As a senior member of the P3M team, the Programme Manager will foster a culture of strategic thinking, programme excellence, and innovation, reporting to the P3M Director and working closely with internal and external partners.
Main Duties:
*Lead the delivery of strategic project initiatives, ensuring Leidos deliver the promised outcomes for our customers and contribute to overarching transformation goals
*Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, senior leadership, and third-party suppliers
*Establish control and visibility of project schedules, maintained within the Integrated Master Schedule and ensuring timely delivery of milestones
*Proactively manage risks, implementing suitable mitigation plans, and reporting/escalating issues as needed
*Ensure financial performance and adherence to programme budgets, with regular reviews of project actuals and Estimates at Completion (EAC) to inform forecasting and decision-making
*Assure the content and quality of project documentation, including Basis of Estimates, RAID logs, PIDs, and strategic roadmaps, ensuring alignment with governance requirements
*Ensure that projects, proposals, and initiatives are compliant with corporate, regulatory, security, and contractual policies and obligations
*Drive a culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to innovate and improve delivery across the SPI programme
Skills Required:
*Demonstrable experience of Infrastructure and 3PL/4PL Logistics models, with a focus on strategic initiatives and managing cross-functional, high-impact projects
*Proven ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels, particularly in the delivery of business critical or transformative projects
*Experience managing the full programme lifecycle, including proposal development, mobilisation, delivery, service transition/support, and closeout
*Adept in schedule, risk, and financial management, with a strong focus on strategic alignment and delivery
*Continuous Improvement mindset and ability to foster a culture of innovation and excellence
Skills Desired:
*Recognised Project Management qualification (APM PMQ/PPQ/ChPP preferred, MSP or similar)
*Advanced knowledge of operating in a public sector/central government environment
*Experience in leading large-scale transformation or strategic initiatives
*Flexibility to travel to Europe as and when required
Clearance Requirements:
*Clearance to Start SC
*Clearance for Role SC
Leidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction...
What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
•    Contributory Pension Scheme
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Dynamic Working 
Commitment to Diversity:
We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.
Who We Are:
The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD’s materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).
Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK’s defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.
What Makes Us Different:
Purpose:you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.
Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will giv